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Kelly Renee Howard Of Dexter Twp., Michigan

Age 37, passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at her home. She was born on April 7, 1975 in Royal Oak, Michigan, the daughter of Douglas and Shirley (Brzezinski) Brown, Jr. She had lived in the area all of her life and graduated from Chelsea High School in 1993. She was also a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Chelsea, and thoroughly enjoyed shopping, fashion, decorating, and cooking. On November 27, 1999, she married M. Eric Howard in Whitmore Lake, and he survives. Also surviving are her parents of Chelsea; one daughter, Taylor Nicole Howard (age 11); brother, Daniel Brown of Belleville; two sisters, Nikole (Kevin) Laube of Rochester Hills and Colleen (Daryl) Lohrer of Commerce Twp.; grandmother, Mary (Judson) Beckwith of Livonia; two aunts, one uncle, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Richard and Helen Brzezinski, and paternal grandfather, Douglas Brown Sr. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home, Chelsea, with Rev. Dr. William J. Turner officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Dexter. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Taylor Howard’s education fund. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. with Vigil Service at 7:30 p.m. (www.mitchellfuneral.com)